Test Drive is a cross-platform racing game released by Accolade and developed by Distinctive Software in 1987. It is the first in the Test Drive series of racing games and has been followed by numerous sequels.
Video Test Drive (video game)
Gameplay
The player chooses one of the five following supercars to drive on a winding cliffside two-lane road while avoiding traffic and outrunning police speed traps. The course's five stages are separated by gas station pit stops.
- Lamborghini Countach
- Lotus Esprit Turbo
- Chevrolet Corvette C4
- Porsche 911 Turbo (930)
- Ferrari Testarossa
Maps Test Drive (video game)
Reception
Test Drive's sales had surpassed 250,000 copies by November 1989.
Computer Gaming World stated in 1987 that Test Drive "offers outstanding graphics and the potential to 'hook' every Pole Position fan". Compute! praised the excellent graphics and sound, but noted that the game only had one course. The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #132 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 41/2 out of 5 stars.
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